An almond for a parrat, or, Cutbert Curry-knaues almes : fit for the knaue Martin, and the rest of those impudent beggers, that can not be content to stay their stomakes with a benefice, but they will needes breake their fastes with our bishops. Rimarum sum plenus. Therefore beware (gentle reader) you catch not the hicket with laughing.

An almond for a parrat, or, Cutbert Curry-knaues almes : fit for the knaue Martin, and the rest of those impudent beggers, that can not be content to stay their stomakes with a benefice, but they will needes breake their fastes with our bishops. Rimarum sum plenus. Therefore beware (gentle reader) you catch not the hicket with laughing.

Imprinted at a place, not farre from a place [London] : By the Assignes of Signior Some-body [Eliot's Court Press], and are to be sold at his shoppe in Trouble-Knaue Stréet, at the signe of the Standish, [1590]

[4], 19, [1] leaves ; (4to)

A pamphlet in the Marprelate controversy.

Published anonymously; by Thomas Nash. Previously sometimes attributed to John Lyly.

Printed in London by Eliot's Court Press, 1590 (STC).

Signatures: A-F⁴.

Numerous errors in foliation.

Last leaf is blank.

Black, J. "Thomas Nashe’s Almond for a Parrat (1590), corrected by the author." In The Collation [blog], June 24 2025.

Signatures from DFo.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 534
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S104396

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STC 534 Bd.w. STC 25443 copy 2

Manuscript contents note on front fly-leaf; author's manuscript corrections. With: Whittingham, W. A brieff discours off the troubles begonne at Francford...[Heidelberg], 1575, and seven other works identified on the spine as "Martin Mar-prelate Tracts.". Calf binding with circular red goatskin label at head of spine gilt-stamped "55". Provenance: manuscript note on front paste-down: "This Volume was Archbishop Sancroft's, who has written in it a table of [the] contents."; pencilled inscription on front free end-paper: "B. H. Bright."; bookplate of Willieloy [William] Maskell; bookplate of the Huth Library; collated at Quaritch by E Talbot, 1920; Harmsworth copy

HH228/4.8. HH141/16